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Shawl

ca. 1849-1853 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Shawl of printed wool and silk gauze. Silk warp and wool weft with bands of wool closely packed, and with plain silk warp and weft at intervals. The deep printed end borders and narrower side borders are a mixture of elongated cone pattern and flowers, some with long curving leaves which counterbalance the movement of the cones. The cones have a maroon centre with an orange guard-stripe to the left and a bright light blue guard stripe to the right. They are on a white ground, but in the borders this can hardly be seen for the wealth of flowers which vie with the mixture of flowers within the cones. The colours are in blue, orange, yellow, pink, and green. From the tops of the end borders and from the side borders, sprays of flowers curve into the plain centre of the shawl. At the two ends a fringe of three-ply white wool is knotted into the shawl.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed wool and silk gauze
Brief description
Shawl of printed wool and silk gauze, Great Britain, ca. 1849-1853
Physical description
Shawl of printed wool and silk gauze. Silk warp and wool weft with bands of wool closely packed, and with plain silk warp and weft at intervals. The deep printed end borders and narrower side borders are a mixture of elongated cone pattern and flowers, some with long curving leaves which counterbalance the movement of the cones. The cones have a maroon centre with an orange guard-stripe to the left and a bright light blue guard stripe to the right. They are on a white ground, but in the borders this can hardly be seen for the wealth of flowers which vie with the mixture of flowers within the cones. The colours are in blue, orange, yellow, pink, and green. From the tops of the end borders and from the side borders, sprays of flowers curve into the plain centre of the shawl. At the two ends a fringe of three-ply white wool is knotted into the shawl.
Dimensions
  • Length: 135in
  • Width: 67in
  • Width: 1680mm
  • Length: 3540mm (Note: including fringe)
Credit line
Given by Miss Caroline Sowersby
Production
The register states that this was possibly made in Paisley, Scotland.
Collection
Accession number
T.125-1969

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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